Agronomy Faculty

Murali Darapuneni
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Title: Associate Professor and Tenured, Semi-Arid Dryland Cropping Systems

Office Location: Agricultural Science Center at Tucumcari

Email Address: dmk07@nmsu.edu

Office Phone: (575) 461-1620 x 101

Office Fax: (575) 461-1631


Koffi Djaman
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Title: Associate Professor

Office Location: Agricultural Science Center at Farmington

Email Address: kdjaman@nmsu.edu

Office Phone: (505) 960-7757

Office Fax: (505) 960-5246


Kulbhushan Grover
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Title: Associate Professor

Office Location: Skeen Hall, N358

Email Address: kgrover@nmsu.edu

Office Phone: (575) 646-2352

Office Fax: (575) 646-6041


Leonard Lauriault
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Title: Superintendent and Forage Crop Management Scientist, College Professor

Expertise: Forage; general agronomy, Irrigated hay and pastures, alfalfa and other forages, grazing management

Office Location: Agricultural Science Center at Tucumcari

Office Phone: (575) 461-1620

Email Address: lmlaur@nmsu.edu

Office Fax: (575) 461-1631


Mark Marsalis
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Title: Superintendent and Extension Forage Specialist

Office Location: Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas

Email Address: marsalis@nmsu.edu

Office Phone: (505) 865-7340

Office Fax: (505) 865-5163


Richard Pratt
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Title: Professor

Research Area/Expertise: Cropping Systems Research and Outreach, Cover-Crops

Office Location: Skeen Hall 201

Email Address: ricpratt@nmsu.edu

Office Phone: (575) 646-2629

Office Fax: (575) 646-6041


Naveen Puppala
Naveen Puppala

Title: College Professor

Research Area/Expertise: Peanut Breeding

Email Address: npuppala@nmsu.edu

Office Phone:

Office Fax: (575) 985-2292


Saeid Zehtab Salmasi
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Title: Associate Professor and Research Director

Office Location: Sustainable Agriculture Science Center at Alcalde

Email Address: saeidzs@nmsu.edu

Office Phone: (505) 852-4241

Office Fax: (505) 852-2857


Jinfa Zhang
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Title: Professor

Office Location: Skeen Hall, N338

Email Address: jinzhang@nmsu.edu

Office Phone: (575) 646-3438

Office Fax: (575) 646-6041